Hyderabad: The Telangana govt has saved around Rs 90 crore by restructuring manpower in the anti-Naxal Greyhounds and anti-terror commando OCTOPUS wings, along with reducing excess security personnel deployed for VIPs.
Director general of police (DGP) CV Anand said on Friday that the restructuring exercise resulted in the withdrawal of the 60% additional allowance paid to 573 personnel of the Greyhounds and OCTOPUS wings, leading to an estimated saving of Rs 28.16 crore. The govt has also withdrawn 376 excess security personnel deployed for VIPs, including senior retired IPS officers. The restructuring of the police force has resulted in overall savings of around Rs 90 crore, according to the DGP’s office.
Personnel working with the Greyhounds and OCTOPUS wings were earlier paid an additional 60% of their salary due to the risks involved in their duties. With the Naxal problem having been largely eradicated in the state, the number of personnel deployed with the Greyhounds has been substantially reduced, with many of them redeployed to other wings of the police department.